Where does “semiorb” come from?
semiorb (English) comes from English orb, from Old French orb, from Latin orbus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
semiorb (English): A half-orb
Definitions
- A half-orb
Ancestry of “semiorb”, step by step
semiorb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English orb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | orb | A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the... |
| 2 | Old French | orb | blind |
| 3 | Latin | orbus | bereaved, bereft, deprived by death; deprived,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |